TY - JOUR
T1 - Creating an interdisciplinary medical home for survivors of human trafficking
AU - McNiel, Melinda
AU - Held, Theodore
AU - Busch-Armendariz, Noël
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Health care providers play an important role in identifying victims of human trafficking and addressing their unique medical needs. In response to a recently published call to action in Obstetrics & Gynecology, an interdisciplinary medical home has been created in central Texas to serve as a model for delivery of care to survivors of human trafficking that is sensitive to their history of trauma, or "trauma-informed." An overview of the topic is provided along with a description of the stakeholders involved and the steps that were taken to create the clinic. This information is presented with the intention of educating health care providers on the long-term medical needs of survivors and on how they can establish a similar clinic in other parts of the country.
AB - Health care providers play an important role in identifying victims of human trafficking and addressing their unique medical needs. In response to a recently published call to action in Obstetrics & Gynecology, an interdisciplinary medical home has been created in central Texas to serve as a model for delivery of care to survivors of human trafficking that is sensitive to their history of trauma, or "trauma-informed." An overview of the topic is provided along with a description of the stakeholders involved and the steps that were taken to create the clinic. This information is presented with the intention of educating health care providers on the long-term medical needs of survivors and on how they can establish a similar clinic in other parts of the country.
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U2 - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000419
DO - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000419
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25162264
AN - SCOPUS:84925545707
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 124
SP - 611
EP - 615
JO - Obstetrics and gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 3
ER -